Dr. Jones is conducting a study to learn more about the relationship between IQ and success in college. In carrying out this study, Dr. Jones pairs up his subjects according to their performance on a personality test, the income of their parents, and their year in college. The name for the procedure that Dr. Jones is using to control differences among his subjects on these variables is called
A) randomization.
B) matching.
C) single-blind.
D) double-blind.
E) counterbalancing.

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Dr. Jones is using the matching procedure to control differences among his subjects by pairing them based on specific characteristics (personality test performance, parent income, and year in college). This method ensures that the groups are comparable on these variables.

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